Insight Type: News

IBM’s New FlashSystem Might Be the Blueprint for AI-Driven Storage Resilience
February 16, 2026

IBM’s New FlashSystem Might Be the Blueprint for AI-Driven Storage Resilience

Alastair Cooke, Research Director at Futurum, shares his insights on IBM’s latest FlashSystem release with Agentic AI features to minimize manual operations and simplify compliance....
ServiceNow Buys Pyramid Does this Spell the End of the BI Dashboard
February 13, 2026

ServiceNow Buys Pyramid: Does this Spell the End of the BI Dashboard?

Brad Shimmin, VP and Practice Lead at Futurum, along with Keith Kirkpatrick, Vice President & Research Director, Enterprise Software & Digital Workflows, analyze ServiceNow’s acquisition of Pyramid Analytics. They explore...
AI Agents Take Center Stage – Will Sales Teams That Automate Win in 2026
February 13, 2026

AI Agents Take Center Stage – Will Sales Teams That Automate Win in 2026?

Keith Kirkpatrick, VP & Research Director at Futurum, covers Salesforce’s State of Sales Report for 2026, and discusses what SaaS vendors should do to help customers derive value from sales-focused...
Does Nebius’ Acquisition of Tavily Create the Leading Agentic Cloud
February 12, 2026

Does Nebius’ Acquisition of Tavily Create the Leading Agentic Cloud?

Brendan Burke, Research Director at Futurum, explores Nebius’ acquisition of Tavily to create a unified "Agentic Cloud." By integrating real-time search, Nebius is addressing hallucinations and context gaps for autonomous...
Rovo MCP Server Formalizes AI Access to Enterprise Work Data
February 12, 2026

Rovo MCP Server Formalizes AI Access to Enterprise Work Data

Mitch Ashley, VP and Practice Lead at Futurum, shares his insights on Atlassian’s Rovo MCP Server GA and how it formalizes AI agent access to enterprise work data across Jira...
Is Entire's Agent-Native Platform the Blueprint for Software Development
February 12, 2026

Is Entire’s Agent-Native Platform the Blueprint for Software Development?

Mitch Ashley, VP Practice Lead at Futurum, analyzes Entire's $60M launch, rethinking software development for AI agents. Former GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke's platform captures agent context in Git, signaling that...
AI Capex 2026 The $690B Infrastructure Sprint
February 12, 2026

AI Capex 2026: The $690B Infrastructure Sprint

Nick Patience, AI Platforms Practice Lead at Futurum, shares his insights on the massive AI capex plans of US hyperscalers, specifically whether the projected $700 billion infrastructure build-out can be...
Will Salesforce’s Cimulate Acquisition Redefine AI-Driven Product Discovery
February 11, 2026

Will Salesforce’s Cimulate Acquisition Redefine AI-Driven Product Discovery?

Keith Kirkpatrick, VP and Research Director at Futurum, shares his insights on Salesforce's acquisition of Cimulate: A bold move to integrate AI-powered, intent-driven product discovery into Agentforce Commerce, challenging rivals...
Will Canva On-Brand AI Design Set a New Standard for Content Creation
February 11, 2026

Will Canva On-Brand AI Design Set a New Standard for Content Creation?

Keith Kirkpatrick, VP & Research Director at Futurum, shares his insights into Canva’s expansion of its Claude AI connector and discusses the potential impact on competitors such as Adobe, Microsoft,...
Will Applied Materials’ Transistor Breakthroughs Empower 2nm AI Chips?
February 11, 2026

Will Applied Materials’ Transistor Breakthroughs Empower 2nm AI Chips?

Brendan Burke, Research Director at Futurum, analyzes whether Applied Materials’ transistor breakthroughs will empower 2nm AI chips....
Will Cisco’s Silicon One G300 Be the Backbone of Agentic Inference
February 11, 2026

Will Cisco’s Silicon One G300 Be the Backbone of Agentic Inference?

Brendan Burke, Research Director at Futurum, analyzes Cisco's Silicon One G300 announcement. The 102.4T chip and 1.6T optics target agentic AI workloads, promising 6x system consolidation and improved reliability for...
Is SaaS Facing a Threat from AI Automation
February 10, 2026

Is SaaS Facing a Threat from AI Automation?

Keith Kirkpatrick, VP & Research Director at Futurum, shares his insights around the recent selloff of major SaaS vendors, fueled by fears of an AI-native software takeover, and provides his...

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